Childhood Days

Childhood Days
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Directed by	Masahiro Shinoda
Produced by	Fujio A. Fujiko
Written by	Taichi Yamada Hyozo Kashiwabara (Novel)
Starring	Yuji Horioka Tetsuya Fujita
Music by	Shin’ichirō Ikebe
Cinematography	Tatsuo Suzuki
Edited by	Chizuko Osada
Production company	Childhood Days Production Committee
Distributed by	Toho
Release dates	01990-08-11-0000August 11, 1990
Running time	117 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Childhood Days (少年時代, Shōnen jidai, aka Takeshi - Childhood Days) is a 1990 Japanese film directed by Masahiro Shinoda. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony.^[1] It was based on a Manga of the same name by Fujio A. Fujiko.

Synopsis

A story of childhood life during wartime Japan. Takeshi, the intelligent son of a fisherman, is the schoolyard bully. When his cousin comes to stay with his family to avoid bombing raids, Takeshi at first treats him well, then begins bullying him too. Takeshi eventually loses his position of leadership.^[2]

Cast

Tetsuya Fujita: Shinji Kazama
Yuji Horioka: Takeshi Ohara
Katsuhisa Yamazaki: Futoshi Tanabe
Noritake Kobinata: Kensuke Sudo
Atsuko Koyama: Minako Saiki
Shima Iwashita: Shizue Kazama
Toshiyuki Hosokawa: Shusaku Kazama
Choichiro Kawarazaki: Tatsuo Kazama
Kazuyo Mita: Shige Kazama
Nobuko Sendo: Akiko Tanabe
Mitsue Suzuki: Maki Kazama
Shinsuke Ashida: Principal
Hideji Otaki: Stationmaster
Kyosen Ohashi: Photographer

Reception

Awards and nominations

14th Japan Academy Prize^[3]

Won: Best Picture
Won: Best Director - Masahiro Shinoda
Won: Best Screenplay - Taichi Yamada
Won: Best Music - Shin’ichirō Ikebe
Won: Best Art Direction - Takeo Kimura
Won: Best Sound Recording - Hideo Nishizaki
Won: Rookie of the Year - Tetsuya Fujita
Nominated: Best Actress - Shima Iwashita
Nominated: Best Cinematography - Tatsuo Suzuki
Nominated: Best Lighting Direction - Kenichi Mizuno
Nominated: Best Film Editing - Chizuko Osada

References

↑ "Awards for Shonen jidai (1990)" (in Japanese). Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
↑ Based on Takeshi at AllMovie
↑ "第14回日本アカデミー賞". Japan Academy Prize. Retrieved 20 March 2009. (Japanese)

External links

Shonen jidai (1990) at the Internet Movie Database
Takeshi at AllMovie
少年時代 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
"SHONEN JIDAI". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
少年時代 (in Japanese). www.walkerplus.com. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
少年時代(1990) (in Japanese). www.allcinema.net. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
少年時代(1990) (in Japanese). Variety Japan. Retrieved 2009-05-13.

Films directed by Masahiro Shinoda

Assassination (1964) Pale Flower (1964) With Beauty and Sorrow (1965) Samurai Spy (1965) Double Suicide (1969) The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan (1970) Silence (1971) Himiko (1974) Ballad of Orin (1977) MacArthur's Children (1984) Gonza the Spearman (1986) Childhood Days (1990) Sharaku (1995) Moonlight Serenade (1997)

Blue Ribbon Award for Best Film

Until We Meet Again (1950)
Repast (1951)
Lightning (1952)
An Inlet of Muddy Water (1953)
Twenty-Four Eyes (1954)
Floating Clouds (1955)
Mahiru no ankoku (1956)
The Rice People (1957)
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
Kiku to Isamu (1959)
Her Brother (1960)
Pigs and Battleships (1961)
Foundry Town (1962)
The Insect Woman (1963)
The Woman in the Dunes (1964)
Red Beard (1965)
Shiroi Kyotō (1966)
The Fossil (1974)
Lullaby of the Earth (1976)
The Yellow Handkerchief (1977)
Third Base (1978)
Vengeance Is Mine (1979)
Kagemusha (1980)
Muddy River (1981)
Fall Guy (1982)
Tokyo Trial (1983)
MacArthur's Children (1984)
Ran (1985)
House of Wedlock (1986)
A Taxing Woman (1987)
The Silk Road (1988)
Dotsuitarunen (1989)
Childhood Days (1990)
A Scene at the Sea (1991)
Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1992)
All Under the Moon (1993)
Like a Rolling Stone (1994)
A Last Note (1995)
Boys Be Ambitious (1996)
Bounce Ko Gals (1997)
Hana-bi (1998)
Taboo (1999)
Battle Royale (2000)
Spirited Away (2001)
The Twilight Samurai (2002)
Akame 48 Waterfalls (2003)
Nobody Knows (2004)
Break Through! (2005)
Hula Girls (2006)
Kisaragi (2007)
Climber's High (2008)
Mt. Tsurugidake (2009)
Confessions (2010)
Cold Fish (2011)
Our Homeland (2012)
A Story of Yonosuke (2013)
Samurai Hustle (2014)

Japan Academy Prize for Best Film

1970s	The Yellow Handkerchief (1977) The Incident (1978) Vengeance Is Mine (1979)

1980s	Zigeunerweisen (1980) Station (1981) Fall Guy (1982) The Ballad of Narayama (1983) The Funeral (1984) Gray Sunset (1985) House on Fire (1986) A Taxing Woman (1987) The Silk Road (1988) Black Rain (1989)

1990s	Childhood Days (1990) My Sons (1991) Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1992) A Class to Remember (1993) Crest of Betrayal (1994) A Last Note (1995) Shall We Dance? (1996) Princess Mononoke (1997) Begging for Love (1998) Poppoya (1999)

2000s	After the Rain (2000) Spirited Away (2001) The Twilight Samurai (2002) When the Last Sword Is Drawn (2003) Half a Confession (2004) Always Sanchōme no Yūhi (2005) Hula Girls (2006) Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007) Departures (2008) Shizumanu Taiyō (2009)

2010s	Confessions (2010) Rebirth (2011) The Kirishima Thing (2012) The Great Passage (2013) The Eternal Zero (2014)

Japan Academy Prize Best Film Best Animation Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Music

Mainichi Film Award for Best Film

1946–1960	Aru yo no Tonosama (1946) Ima Hitotabi no (1947) Drunken Angel (1948) Late Spring (1949) Until We Meet Again (1950) Repast (1951) Ikiru (1952) An Inlet of Muddy Water (1953) Twenty-Four Eyes (1954) Floating Clouds (1955) Mahiru no ankoku (1956) The Rice People (1957) The Ballad of Narayama (1958) Kiku to Isamu (1959) Her Brother (1960)

1961–1980	A Soldier's Prayer (1961) Harakiri (1962) High and Low (1963) Woman in the Dunes (1964) Red Beard (1965) Shiroi Kyotō (1966) Samurai Rebellion (1967) The Profound Desire of the Gods (1968) Double Suicide (1969) Where Spring Comes Late (1970) Silence (1971) The Long Darkness (1972) Tsugaru Folk Song (1973) Castle of Sand (1974) The Fossil (1975) Fumō Chitai (1976) The Yellow Handkerchief (1977) The Incident (1978) Ah! Nomugi Toge (1979) Kagemusha (1980)

1981–2000	Muddy River (1981) Fall Guy (1982) Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983) W's Tragedy (1984) Ran (1985) The Sea and Poison (1986) A Taxing Woman (1987) My Neighbor Totoro (1988) Black Rain (1989) Childhood Days (1990) My Sons (1991) Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1992) All Under the Moon (1993) A Dedicated Life (1994) A Last Note (1995) Shall We Dance? (1996) Princess Mononoke (1997) Begging for Love (1998) Poppoya (1999) Face (2000)

2001–present	Spirited Away (2001) The Twilight Samurai (2002) Akame 48 Waterfalls (2003) Blood and Bones (2004) Break Through! (2005) Sway (2006) I Just Didn't Do It (2007) Departures (2008) Shizumanu Taiyō (2009) Villain (2010) Postcard (2011) A Terminal Trust (2012) The Great Passage (2013) My Man (2014)